MrExcalibur100

Kenedy is good but from what I've seen of him in youth tournaments, nothing special. The lad is a Chelsea fan though and has good physical and technical qualities

High praise indeed. Unfortunately, I never got to see the great man play. Which modern player can you compare him to, in terms of style of play, because the old videos don't do him justice. I reckon he's probably the best player England's ever had.... Alongside the great Stanley Matthews and Charlton.

This was Neymar's last game. This is the guy that's supposed to be on par with Hazard?! Watch that video. Watch it intently, then slap yourself

On a side-note, my top 5 best players in football in no order is Ronaldo, Suarez, Messi, Hazard and Robben. (1) In order to win that award ahead of Messi/Ronaldo, it does seem to be the case. But these two won't be around for ever and Hazard is improving every time. More importantly, we also need to do our part and get stronger as a team. We need more world class quality attacking options and we need to regularly challenge to win the Champions league to keep him at this club. That's just the reality. (2) Yeah, I found it weird because the comparison isn't even like for like at all. It's like saying Van Nistelrooy > Bergkamp/Zola because the former scored more goals. Neymar's primary job is to run the channels with his movement off the ball and score goals. That much is obvious. And when he's not scoring......... case in point being his poor display in the Clasico and in both legs vs City. Anonymous all game. He rarely ever gets seriously involved in the build up, as he invariably messes it up anyway. That's Messi, Iniesta, Rakitic and partially Suarez's business. Hazard like Messi is expected to be the chief playmaker, the one who dictates the tempo of attacks and also chip in with goals. Unlike Messi, Hazard is also expected to track back more, though it seems Mourinho is giving Hazard more freedom recently. (3) I read a comment on Marca after the Clasico that said : "CR scored his goal and Barca takes the 3 points. The two teams have achieved their objectives." Really cracked me up but there was a tint of truth to it.

I guess Robben is somewhat understandable, because he's an incredible player, but Neymar, wow, that's a joke. I've watched him play so many times and i'm yet to get it. His movement off the ball is brilliant, he scores goals, but does little else. His dribbling, passing, football IQ, creativity and finishing is all poor. He tries to dribble past too many players thinking he's still in Brazil. He's a great skiller but his actual dribbling is not great. He gets dispossessed too often as well. Like Ferguson said in an interview when asked about him, it's all hype and potential. Perhaps Neymar is the most over-hyped player I've ever witnessed in my days watching football. Whoever are his handlers must be some seriously powerful people. If he isn't scoring, he's a very average player and he's been very poor in 2015, only 3 or 4 goals this year, plus his attitude disgusts me. Always winding up the opposition and diving like a bitch. Reading Barcelona forums, and their fans are even calling for him to be dropped for Pedro for a couple of matches. I'll definitely take Sanchez over Neymar any day of the week in all seriousness. He's talented, but nowhere near as good as the media brainwash people to believe and 75-85% of his goals for Brazil have been in meaningless friendlies. 33 of his 43 goals in friendlies. It will be a travesty if he surpasses some really great players to be Brazil's 1st or 2nd highest scorer. Those players didn't have the luxury of padding up their stats with countless friendlies. Thankfully, Brazil will from now on have to play real qualifiers. If I was making a top 10 list of players in world footballers, he certainly won't be in it as I don't buy his hype. And if in the future, he manages to improve and make me eat my words, then great. And I just don't type that to bring him down or anything or to compare him unfavourably with Eden, I've always felt this way about Neymar. Why would I anyway, it's he who needs to improve to reach Hazard's new level.

Ribery should have won it that year, or at least came 2nd. Same with Sneijder a few years back. Dinho and Zidane won't stand a serious chance in this Messi/Ronaldo era, even if they played for Barcelona or Real Madrid, which is a crying shame. The award is fast losing its meaning.

Apart from some early over-hit passes, I thought Fab had a quietly good game vs QPR and has been playing better recently.

Mourinho is in a quandary. What does he do. Go with Ramires or the equally poor Oscar, both virtual nonentities for most of the season. At this moment in time, with Mikel injured still undergoing rehab from his injury, it's very difficult to pick a side with both of these under-performers on the bench. I'm actually praying for Mikel's quick return now, that's how useless those two players have been.

Hilarious to see Mourinho getting his pound of flesh over that eagle-faced, leather-faced cu** , Pellegrino, Who is the small team now?

Wow, this has to be my favourite season in Premier League history. Everything is absolutely perfect for us.

Leverkusen 1-5 vs Moyes' United team last season Schalke 0-5 vs Chelsea this season. Madrid also crushed them by the same scoreline last season. There's only one good German team and the defenses/defending in that league is laughable. I'm not sure why you're so angry, but whatever.

Wow, that's gorgeous. Good job, bro!

Is that the league were the 2nd and 3rd best teams lose 5-1 and 5-0 to Englands best. Bundesliga is a joke and Bayern are way to dominant. He's a tremendous player but I don't get the feeling watching him he's doing anything Hazard cannot do. He doesnt make his teammates better like Hazard does. If he was playing for this chelsea team in this league, he won't look as good. On the other hand, if Hazard was in Bayern he will be even more impressive.

Double post, first time I've done that, lol. If a mod can remove one of them, I'll be pleased.

This season, he's arguably the 3rd best player in the world and definitely in the top 5 in the world. Of that top 5, he is the youngest and the one that plays in the hardest league and plays for the weakest team. Also the most conservative one.

This season, he's arguably the 3rd best player in the world and definitely in the top 5 in the world. Of that top 5, he is the youngest and the one that plays in the hardest league and plays for the weakest team. Also the most conservative one.

Where have you been, Barbara? We've missed you.

(1) Exactly. (2) Exactly. Ultimately, Thibaut has been nigh on blameless for us in his debut season and is our present and future. De Gea was terrible in his debut season, but Courtois has adapted seamlessly to the league. I give him the benefit of the doubt.

Actually Bale plays on the right wing.

Brilliant performance from Azpilicueta! Incredible determination and hard-work. Hard to imagine he's playing on the wrong flank. Imagine how good he'll look in his original position. Give it a try, Jose

"Experience"

Great game from Willian!

That guy is a troll or at least an attention seeker. Read his post history.

ffs, why does it take so long for those cards to disappear?. Seems an eternity.